History Film / TheMysterians

* HeelFaceTurn: Ryoichi Shiraishi, again. After the Mysterian Leader, played by Yoshio Tsuchiya, reveals his plans to take over all of Japan, Shiraishi changes sides, and helps Atsumi rescue the dozens of women that the Mysterians have abducted, including his own ex-fiancee and his sister, which leads to...

* DeathRay: Would you like the hand-held ones, the big one fired by the Mysterian dome, or the Markalite FAHP? There are plenty to go around.

* DeathRay: Would you like the hand-held ones, the big one fired by the dome, or the Markalite FAHP? There are plenty to go around.

--> ''Abduct its women..''

* DeathRay: Would you like the hand-held ones, the big one fired by the dome, or the Markalite FAHP? Moguera also fires beams of death from his...eyes.

* FaceHeelTurn: Ryoichi Shiraishi, played by Akihiko Hirata. Sort of. He initially sides with the Mysterians because of their advanced technology and out of sympathy for their situation, not even disagreeing with their kidnapping of his own sister and his ex-fiancee. He even makes some private television appearances to his friends, attempting to get them to cooperate with the Mysterians. They only want a place to live...at first.

* AlienInvasion: Played with. At first, it certainly seems like an invasion, but then later the Mysterians explain that they onyl want a small piece of land to live on, as well as some women to marry, since their history of nuclear wars has left them with some truly horiffic genetic problems. However, it soon becomes apparent during the later part of the movie that, OF COURSE, it is in fact an invasion.

* HeroicSacrifice: Ryoichi Shiraishi destroys the Mysterians' base from the inside, at the cost of his own life.

* ImmuneToBullets: Being made of metal, the Moguera qualifies. It is ''not'', however, immune to falling over, or having other things fall over onto it. The Mysterians' dome also seems to be immune to bullets, but not to heat or temperature-based weapons.

* HumanAliens: Pretty Much.
* ImmuneToBullets: Being made of metal, the Moguera qualifies. It is ''not'', however, immune to falling over, or having things fall ontop of it. The Mysterians' dome also seems to be immune to bullets, but not to heat or temperature-based weapons.

* ImmuneToBullets: Beign made of metal, the Moguera is this. It is ''not'', however, immune to falling over, or having things fall ontop of it. The Mysterians' dome also seems to be immune to bullets, but not to heat and temperature-based weapons.

* DeathRay: Would you liek the hand-held ones, the big one fired by the dome, or the Markalite FAHP? Moguera also fires beams of death from his...eyes.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: while not billed as such, the US DVD from Media Blasters might as well be called it, since it has so many special features, including five audio tracks, one of which is a Japanese audio commentary with optional English subtitles, trailers, image galleries, and an anamorphic widescreen presentation of the film. Back when the DVD was released, seeing so many features on a US DVD of a Toho film was almost unheard of, with the exception of ADV's DVD releases of the Heisei Gamera Trilogy.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: while not billed as such, the US DVD from Media Blasters might as well be called it, since it has so many special features, including five audio tracks, one of which is a Japanese audio commentary with optinal English subtitles, trailers, image galleries, and an anamorphic widescreen presentation of the film. Back when the DVD was released, seeing so many features on a US DVD of a Toho film was almost unheard of, with the exception of ADV's DVD releases of the Heisei Gamera Trilogy.

* WeComeInPeace: Subverted. The Mysterians use this as a ploy, saying that they were attacked first, although this is blatantly untrue. They do manage to sway Shiraishi to their side with this ploy, but everyoen else is unconvinced. Near the end of the film, the Mysterians drop the whole act and simply reveal their true intentions.

* HeroicSacrifice: Ryoichi Shiraishi destroys the Mysterians' base from the inside, at the cost of his own life.

* AlienInvasion: OF COURSE!

* HeelFaceTurn: Ryoichi Shiraishi, again. After the Mysterian Leader, played by Yoshio Tsuchiya, reveals his plans to take over all of Japan, Shiraishi changes sides, and helps Atsumi rescue the dozens of women that the Mysterians have abducted, including his own ex-fiancee and his sister, which leads to..

* FaceHeelTurn: Ryoichi Shiraishi, played by Akihiko Hirata. Sort of. He initially sides with the Mysterians because of their advanced technology and out of sympathy for their situation. They only want a place to live...at first.

* FaceHeelTurn: Ryoichi Shiraishi, played by Akihiko Hirata.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Ishiro Honda originally wanted to make the film without a giant monster, but Tomoyuki Tanaka insisted that there be one. Thus, the Moguera was born. Not that this is a bad thing, mind you.

The Mysterians is the first tokusatsu film to be released in ''Toho Scope'' and was the first Toho film to use Perspecta stereophonic sound. The movie also introduced Moguera, who would later be featured in ''Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla''.

The Mysterians is the first tokusatsu film to be released in ''TohoScope'' and was the first Toho film to use Perspecta stereophonic sound. The movie also introduced Moguera, who would later be featured in ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla''.

Chikyu Boeign, or Earth Defense Force. Known in the US as The Mysterians.

The Mysterians is a 1957 alien invasion film from Toho, directed by Ishiro Honda, with music by Akira Ifukube, Special Effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, and Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka. If these names sound familiar, that's because these four men are the four fathers of Godzilla and are collectively known as the Toho dream team.

--> ''And level its cities!''